animals

The Hidden Chaos That Lurks in Ecosystems

[ad_1] By the early ’90s, ecologists had amassed sufficient time-series information units on species populations and sufficient computing energy to…

2 years ago

What Turtles Can Teach Humans About the Science of Slow Aging

[ad_1] There are three ways to die: of injury, disease, or old age. Over time, humans have gotten better at…

2 years ago

A Long-Lost Rare Crayfish Resurfaces in an Alabama Cave

[ad_1] Historically, Shelta Cave was one of the most diverse cave systems in the eastern United States. Long before Niemiller…

2 years ago

The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild Salmon

[ad_1] But outside the walls of Warm Springs, so much is beyond the recovery team’s control. By nature, salmon transcend…

2 years ago

The Online Spider Market Is Massive—and Crawling With Issues

[ad_1] Stewart says public interest in spiders and scorpions has exploded as people realize they are actually low-maintenance pets that…

3 years ago

How Does a Newt Cross the Road? With Lots of Human Help

[ad_1] Around a hundred miles to the south of Chileno Valley Road, another group of volunteers—the Alma Bridge Newt Patrol—have…

3 years ago

How Boa Constrictors Can Breathe Even as They Crush Their Prey

[ad_1] Watching a boa constrictor capture and consume its prey is quite something. First, the snake strikes and latches onto…

3 years ago